*A subscriber tells me that the link did not come through, so here it is again,* *with the first few paragraphs of this great piece.*
*NB, for those who don't know, that apt illustration is a frame from Phil Kaufman's* *killer 1978 remake of Don Siegel's (also great) 1956 Invasion of the Body Snatchers.* *MCM* CONSENT FACTORY, INC. <https://consentfactory.org/>Manufacturing consent for private and public sector clients for over 250 years https://consentfactory.org/2020/08/09/invasion-of-the-new-normals/ <https://consentfactory.org/> Invasion of the New Normals *by C.J. Hopkins* They’re here! No, not the pod people from *Invasion of the Body Snatchers*. We’re not being colonized by giant alien fruit. I’m afraid it is a little more serious than that. People’s minds are being taken over by a much more destructive and less otherworldly force … a force that transforms them overnight into aggressively paranoid, order-following, propaganda-parroting totalitarians. You know the people I’m talking about. Some of them are probably your friends and family, people you have known for years, and who had always seemed completely rational, but who are now convinced that we need to radically alter the fabric of human society to protect ourselves from a virus that causes mild to moderate flu-like symptoms (or absolutely no symptoms at all) in over 95% of those infected, and that over 99.6% survive, which, it goes without saying, is totally insane. I’ve been calling them “corona-totalitarians,” but I’m going to call them the “New Normals” from now on, as that more accurately evokes the pathologized-totalitarian ideology they are systematically spreading. At this point, I think it is important to do that, because, clearly, their ideological program has nothing to do with any actual virus, or any other actual public health threat. As is glaringly obvious to anyone whose mind has not been taken over yet, the “apocalyptic coronavirus pandemic” was always just a Trojan horse, a means of introducing the “New Normal,” which they’ve been doing since the very beginning. The official propaganda started in March, and it reached full intensity in early April. Suddenly, references to the “New Normal” were everywhere, not only in the leading corporate media (e.g., CNN <https://edition.cnn.com/2020/04/16/us/coronavirus-pandemic-new-normal/index.html> , NPR <https://www.npr.org/2020/04/27/845322553/new-normal-how-will-things-change-in-post-pandemic-world> , CNBC <https://www.cnbc.com/2020/04/15/new-york-moves-to-a-new-normal-as-gov-cuomo-outlines-gradual-reopening-of-businesses.html> , *The New York Times* <https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/21/world/americas/coronavirus-social-impact.html> , *The Guardian* <https://www.theguardian.com/books/2020/apr/03/our-new-normal-why-so-many-of-us-feel-unprepared-for-lockdown-life> , *The Atlantic* <https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2020/03/you-will-adjust-new-normal/607873/> , *Forbes* <https://www.forbes.com/sites/jeannemeister/2020/03/31/the-impact-of-the-coronavirus-on-hr-and-the-new-normal-of-work/#11e133a82b60>, et al.*)*, the IMF and the World Bank Group <https://www.euro.who.int/en/media-centre/sections/statements/2020/statement-transition-to-a-new-normal-during-the-covid-19-pandemic-must-be-guided-by-public-health-principles>, the WEF <https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2020/04/13-april-who-briefing-coronavirus-covid19-lockdown-restrictions-guidance/> , UN <https://www.un.org/africarenewal/news/coronavirus/new-normal-un-lays-out-roadmap-lift-economies-and-save-jobs-after-covid-19> , WHO <https://www.euro.who.int/en/media-centre/sections/statements/2020/statement-transition-to-a-new-normal-during-the-covid-19-pandemic-must-be-guided-by-public-health-principles> , CDC <https://www.msnbc.com/stephanie-ruhle/watch/former-cdc-director-we-need-a-new-normal-82203717892> (and the list goes on), but also on the blogs of athletic organizations <https://www.worldathletics.org/news/news/coronavirus-updates-athletics-1>, global management consulting firms <https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/healthcare-systems-and-services/our-insights/beyond-coronavirus-the-path-to-the-next-normal#> , charter school websites <https://diversecharters.org/march-2020-update-a-new-normal/>, and random YouTube videos <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mpn4j6xVRro>. *Click on the link the for rest.* -- If you appreciate News From Underground, please consider making a donation — either a one-time gift or a monthly subscription: http://markcrispinmiller.com/support/ Thank you for your support. 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